Vehicle display system relating to air conditioner operating load

Abstract

A vehicle display system includes: a display arranged in a cabin of a vehicle and configured to display settings of a plurality of setting items of an air conditioner; and an electronic control unit configured to calculate an index value indicating a level of an operating load of the air conditioner on the basis of the setting of the setting item that influences a load state of the air conditioner among the plurality of setting items, and display, on the display unit, the index value and the setting of the setting item used to calculate the index value among the plurality of setting items.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A vehicle display system comprising:
 a display arranged in a cabin of a vehicle and configured to display settings of a plurality of setting items of an air conditioner, the plurality of setting items including multiple setting items that influence a load state of the air conditioner; and 
 an electronic control unit configured to:
 calculate a plurality of index values, each of the plurality of index values indicating a level of an operating load of the air conditioner for one of the multiple setting items, 
 display, on the display, a value calculated based on the plurality of index values and the settings of the multiple setting items, and 
 not display, on the display, the value calculated based on the plurality of index values and the settings of the multiple setting items when a defroster item of the multiple items is set so that air blows out from the air outlet of the defroster. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The vehicle display system according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the display is arranged at a location inside the cabin different from an air conditioner operation panel, the air conditioner operation panel being used to adjust the settings of the plurality of setting items and notifying an occupant of all the settings of the plurality of setting items. 
 
     
     
       3. The vehicle display system according to  claim 2 , wherein the display is arranged within a meter. 
     
     
       4. The vehicle display system according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the electronic control unit is configured to
 change one of the settings of the multiple setting items that are displayed on the display in response to a setting operation signal that is input from a steering switch, and 
 change a setting of the air conditioner, corresponding to the setting item changed in response to the setting operation signal. 
 
 
     
     
       5. The vehicle display system according to  claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to calculate the value by determining a plurality of products by multiplying each of the plurality of index values by a corresponding predetermined coefficient and determining a sum of the plurality of products.